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I am 17 year old girl and started masturbating a year ago. I want to know how long should masturbation last for a girl. I usually masturbate for around 1 hour and sometimes even longer. But I am aware that it should not take more than 30 minutes. My masturbation takes longer because it takes longer for me to orgasm and sometimes even if I did orgasm, I go for it again. Is it healthy to masturbate longer? Please help.

Hi Reenu,

How long masturbation takes is going to vary from person to person, so there isn't a specific amount of time it "should" take. It can also vary for the same person from day to day depending on mood, how their body is responding, how much time they have, and so on. And there's nothing unhealthy about taking a long time to masturbate. Does that all make sense?

I feel relieved after reading your reply. The thing that bothered me most was how pornstars were able to orgasm in under 10 minutes and reading from internet about female masturbation which confused me about the time taken for masturbation.

I'm glad my reply helped! It may also be useful to know that porn isn't a great reflection of what the average person is going to experience in their own sexual lives. This article covers why that is in more detail: http://www.scarleteen.com/article/polit ... xual_media .

Thanks Sam for sharing such informative articles. I haven't explored my sexuality much and porn is the only source for me to explore more. I don't have much sex talks with my friends and mostly rely on porn or erotic novels to understand about sex and masturbation. Sometimes I don't really get to orgasm while I masturbate and other times I can have two to three orgasms with the same technique. Porn really gets me aroused but I would like to know if there are other stuffs that could get me going while I masturbate. Please suggest some websites.

You're welcome! You're certainly not the first person to get much of their information about sex from porn. If you're wanting to look for information elsewhere, we have a ton of it and this article is a great tool when it comes to evaluating information you find other places: Legit or Unfit? Finding Safe, Sound Sex Educators & Support Online . In terms of what else to use when you masturbate, when people don't want to use written or visual porn they rely on their own fantasies to help them feel aroused and excited during masturbation.